Morrow, James; Mesquita, Bruce Bueno de; Siverson, Randolph - In: Economics of Governance 7 (2006) 1, pp. 31-52
We explore how the sizes of the winning coalition and selectorate influence the war aims of states. Leaders who answer to a small winning coalition are more likely to seek territorial gain as a way to increase state resources. Nonterritorial war aims produce a commitment problem in that after...
